tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8122593238318255250..comments2016-03-09T11:32:05.283-05:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Outer LimitsJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-73214001069229716742010-01-05T14:01:53.333-05:002010-01-05T14:01:53.333-05:00Oh man, that eerie theme song &quot;oooeeeeeooooo-...Oh man, that eerie theme song &quot;oooeeeeeooooo-ooo&quot;<br /><br />&quot;We now return control of your (shitty black and white 11 inch screen) television to you&quot;<br /><br />For sure one of the shows that set me up for being a Sci Fi fantasy geek in later life. And way better than Twilight Zone - cause you got an hour instead of a half!Brunomachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-84919175362797310262010-01-05T13:30:01.590-05:002010-01-05T13:30:01.590-05:00It was a strange moment for me when I realized tha...It was a strange moment for me when I realized that <i>The Outer Limits</i> and <i>The Twilight Zone</i> were really more science-fiction than the younger science-fiction TV series I watched.<br /><br />And, yes, <i>Star Trek</i> was the science-fiction <i>The Fugitive</i>, combining anthology with ever-present elements. Watching it with my son is making me want to get those older shows next.Robert Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59957138859303418012010-01-05T09:35:26.504-05:002010-01-05T09:35:26.504-05:00Of course, there are some episodes of the series, ...Of course, there are some episodes of the series, such as <i>The Special One</i> which are remarkably optimistic about humanity and its relation to temptation and self-destruction. It was a wonderful, complex, nuanced series, with seriously thoughtful stories.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69772004413517697552010-01-04T17:58:00.640-05:002010-01-04T17:58:00.640-05:00It&#39;s interesting that you say that the stories...<i>It&#39;s interesting that you say that the stories aren&#39;t morality tales, yet observe that the protagonists are often brought low by their own vices. Isn&#39;t that still a morality tale in disguise?</i><br /><br>I suppose it depends on what you mean by a &quot;morality play.&quot; When I use the term, I mean that it&#39;s an allegorical story intended to teach a lesson to the viewer. Most episodes of <i>The Outer Limits</i> strike me as more like tragedies than morality plays.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-18637059819978330592010-01-04T17:09:16.877-05:002010-01-04T17:09:16.877-05:00Every time I see an episode of this or TZ I am ama...Every time I see an episode of this or TZ I am amazed at how much more the original Star Trek feels like one of those shows than it does any of its modern versions. All of those shows really had the feel of a sci fi short story collection. Even though Star Trek had the same characters every week, it still had a very distinct &quot;what happened last week doesn&#39;t matter&quot; feel to it.rmckee78https://www.blogger.com/profile/09615862275814728575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21920664356037532322010-01-04T17:03:53.391-05:002010-01-04T17:03:53.391-05:00Your wife is a wonderful person. I love that serie...Your wife is a wonderful person. I love that series, along with TZ. The one that sticks with me featured Martin Landau as a man from the future in which Earth has suffered atomic devastation. He travels back into the past to prevent the birth of the man who caused/will cause the catastrophe, but in the process pays a great price. Marvelous stuff.<br /><br />The modern incarnations of both series, while presenting some individually good episodes, never hung together as a whole the way OL and TZ did back then. Maybe that&#39;s one of those golden ages that can never be recaptured.<br /><br />Hmmm... I should go look for this set at Amazon....Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-26684327303716787452010-01-04T16:57:56.568-05:002010-01-04T16:57:56.568-05:00It&#39;s interesting that you say that the stories...It&#39;s interesting that you say that the stories aren&#39;t morality tales, yet observe that the protagonists are often brought low by their own vices. Isn&#39;t that still a morality tale in disguise?PTRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01804620638450848244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51549786010085715462010-01-04T16:22:48.820-05:002010-01-04T16:22:48.820-05:00http://www.tv.com/video/20818/Nightmare?o=tv&amp;t...http://www.tv.com/video/20818/Nightmare?o=tv&amp;tag=content_wrap;episode_headerTimeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52519112291320885072010-01-04T16:19:19.914-05:002010-01-04T16:19:19.914-05:00I still love &#39;Demon...&#39;, but &#39;Nightmar...I still love &#39;Demon...&#39;, but &#39;Nightmare&#39; is perhaps my favourite of the series.Timeshadowshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09952601433965644275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43927982126376464932010-01-04T16:12:05.370-05:002010-01-04T16:12:05.370-05:00The Outer Limits features some of Harlan Ellison&#...The Outer Limits features some of Harlan Ellison&#39;s earliest TV work, &quot;Soldier&quot; (a clear forerunner of the first Terminator film) and &quot;Demon With a Glass Hand.&quot; &quot;Demon&quot; doesn&#39;t hold up well today, but back in the day it was often held up as one of the best episodes of the series.Allen Varneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10751693785863649469noreply@blogger.com